Latest Fuel economy in automobiles Stories
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 40 percent of new-vehicle buyers who avoided a particular model due to quality or reliability concerns say they based their opinions on conventional wisdom or common knowledge rather than personal experience, reviews, ratings or recommendations, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Avoider Study,(SM) released today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050527/LAF028LOGO-a) The study, now...
SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SaviCorp's (Pinksheets: SVMI.PK - News) East Coast sales team retrofit the Stallings, N.C. police department with the fuel saving DynoValve®, in the last months of 2011. DynoValve was installed in the 25-vehicle fleet, and is gaining a positive reputation with end users. "[My police officers] are the ones talking about the increased performance," said Michael Dummet, Stallings' Chief of Police. "My average mileage on my 2010 Ford...
Fuel Economy Directly Related to Vehicle Care, Driving Behavior BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Driving less doesn't have to be a consumer's reaction to rising gas prices, according to the Car Care Council. While consumers can't control the price of gas, they can control how much gas they use by following some simple and inexpensive vehicle maintenance. "Most motorists don't have the option of driving less when gas prices rise, but they can cancel out...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today provided actual economy numbers from new car sales indicating TrueMPG(TM)( )will increase to 22.2 mpg in 2011 compared to 21.7 mpg in 2010. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110401/LA75616LOGO) In December 2011, light vehicle auto sales show TrueMPG(TM)( )increased to 22.2 mpg from 21.7 mpg in December 2010, and decreased from...
Wide Gaps in Claimed and Real MPG Put U.S. Automakers at a Disadvantage, Says Letter WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In conjunction with the National Auto Show in Detroit, Consumer Watchdog has sent a letter to the White House with data showing that in real-world driving the Chevy Cruze ECO got 28% better overall MPG than the highly touted 2011 Hyundai Elantra, even though the two models received the same EPA combined mileage ratings. Such disparities between...
Fuel consumption and emissions can be reduced with new technology No less than one third of a car's fuel consumption is spent in overcoming friction, and this friction loss has a direct impact on both fuel consumption and emissions. However, new technology can reduce friction by anything from 10% to 80% in various components of a car, according to a joint study by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in USA. It should thus be possible to reduce...
GOLDEN MEADOW, La., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Meadow Fuel Saver, distributors of Mileage Maxx(TM), announced plans today to apply for a GSA Schedule and actively pursue federal contracts. Federal officials appreciate GSA Schedules as a means of procuring goods and services, knowing that companies on these schedules have been qualified by the General Services Administration (GSA). Golden Meadow Fuel Saver cites the government's increased emphasis on fuel economy for their...
DETROIT, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced official fuel economy figures for the all-new 2013 CX-5 compact SUV, as rated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with highway mileage of some models as high as 35 miles per gallon (mpg). As expected, Mazda's first vehicle fully engrained with SKYACTIV®(1) TECHNOLOGY, the brand's breakthrough engineering and manufacturing approach to its next generation of vehicles,...
New research by an MIT researcher shows that although gas mileage has only seemingly improved slightly over the past few years, it’s actually increased by 60 percent. MIT economist Christopher Knittel said that because automobiles are bigger and more powerful than they were in 1980, major innovations in fuel economy have produced only minor gains in gas mileage. The average gas mileage of vehicles sold in the U.S. between 1980 and 2006 increased by slightly more than 15 percent....
SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SaviCorp (Pinksheets: SVMI) participated, and helped sponsor the Los Angeles debut of "TECHBREW Multi-Dimensional MEGA MIXER." The event was presented by some of the world's leading environmental nonprofit organizations, who are aimed at stimulating sustainable economic development. Some of these organizations included Environmental Education Group (TM); and FD3. FD3 is a public benefit non-profit organization which supports...
